ELEVATOR MECHANIC 2026 EXAMINERS SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You have to order P.I. for a 12 stop building with 3 cars. 3 floors do not have P.I.
what is the total number of P.I. you need to order? - ✔✔12x3=36 total floors 3 floors
with no p.i.=9
36-9=27 P.I. needed
✔✔If an elevator travels 1760rpm @ 60hz, how many hz needed to run at 600fpm? -
✔✔20hz 600/60=10 assume 4 poles. 10x2=20
✔✔You see a saw tooth wave form when using an oscilloscope out of the encoder, is
that good? - ✔✔NO. A perfect encoder will show a square wave. Saw tooth, when
encoder has a fault
✔✔What are the hand signals for crane operation? - ✔✔Thumbs out=Boom out
Thumbs in=Boom in Thumb up=Boom up
Thumb down=Boom down Finger up clockwise=Hoist up Finger down counter
clockwise=Hoist down
Arm out=Stop
, ✔✔You are working on a MOD and have to move the controller 30 feet farther away,
you notice voltage drop, what can be done to increase voltage? - ✔✔Use a larger
gauge of wire
✔✔What is the weight of normal rails? 15 full 16' rails and 2 8' rails - ✔✔16 x 16' x 15lbs
= 3840lbs
✔✔What is an acceptable substitute for the top rail of a barricade? - ✔✔¼ inch thick
wire rope
✔✔What is the proper way to test incoming voltage? - ✔✔3 phase AC using digital
meter: L1-L2 L1-L3 L2-L3
Hydro at pump starter. Traction at L1, L2, L3
✔✔When replacing a PCB in a controller what precautions must be taken? - ✔✔Use a
grounding wrist strap, and never remove anything with the power on
✔✔Who gives you a right to a safe work space? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔On an ANNUAL static load test, the car drifts down 15" in 10 minutes. There is no
visible oil in the pit, where is the leak coming from? - ✔✔Underground. Annual static
test required for unexposed cylinders
✔✔What training must be done before you can enter a pit that has been classified as a
confined space? - ✔✔Confined space entrant training
✔✔Traction and Hydraulic machines have many hazards, what is most dangerous? -
✔✔Rotating Equipment
✔✔You are installing a machine and sheave, where would machine and secondary
sheaves be aligned? - ✔✔In the center of the Rail measurements
✔✔You are testing an elevator with a rated speed of 500fpm. What is the minimum
speed the safeties should set at? - ✔✔575fpm. Mechanical:115% x 500=575.
Electrical:90% x 575=517.5fpm
✔✔What is one of the most dangerous Hazards in the trade and most obvious for us? -
✔✔FALLS
✔✔You are installing machines, governors, and generators, and need to know the
location where it needs installed. Where would you find the information? - ✔✔The
machine room plan view
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You have to order P.I. for a 12 stop building with 3 cars. 3 floors do not have P.I.
what is the total number of P.I. you need to order? - ✔✔12x3=36 total floors 3 floors
with no p.i.=9
36-9=27 P.I. needed
✔✔If an elevator travels 1760rpm @ 60hz, how many hz needed to run at 600fpm? -
✔✔20hz 600/60=10 assume 4 poles. 10x2=20
✔✔You see a saw tooth wave form when using an oscilloscope out of the encoder, is
that good? - ✔✔NO. A perfect encoder will show a square wave. Saw tooth, when
encoder has a fault
✔✔What are the hand signals for crane operation? - ✔✔Thumbs out=Boom out
Thumbs in=Boom in Thumb up=Boom up
Thumb down=Boom down Finger up clockwise=Hoist up Finger down counter
clockwise=Hoist down
Arm out=Stop
, ✔✔You are working on a MOD and have to move the controller 30 feet farther away,
you notice voltage drop, what can be done to increase voltage? - ✔✔Use a larger
gauge of wire
✔✔What is the weight of normal rails? 15 full 16' rails and 2 8' rails - ✔✔16 x 16' x 15lbs
= 3840lbs
✔✔What is an acceptable substitute for the top rail of a barricade? - ✔✔¼ inch thick
wire rope
✔✔What is the proper way to test incoming voltage? - ✔✔3 phase AC using digital
meter: L1-L2 L1-L3 L2-L3
Hydro at pump starter. Traction at L1, L2, L3
✔✔When replacing a PCB in a controller what precautions must be taken? - ✔✔Use a
grounding wrist strap, and never remove anything with the power on
✔✔Who gives you a right to a safe work space? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔On an ANNUAL static load test, the car drifts down 15" in 10 minutes. There is no
visible oil in the pit, where is the leak coming from? - ✔✔Underground. Annual static
test required for unexposed cylinders
✔✔What training must be done before you can enter a pit that has been classified as a
confined space? - ✔✔Confined space entrant training
✔✔Traction and Hydraulic machines have many hazards, what is most dangerous? -
✔✔Rotating Equipment
✔✔You are installing a machine and sheave, where would machine and secondary
sheaves be aligned? - ✔✔In the center of the Rail measurements
✔✔You are testing an elevator with a rated speed of 500fpm. What is the minimum
speed the safeties should set at? - ✔✔575fpm. Mechanical:115% x 500=575.
Electrical:90% x 575=517.5fpm
✔✔What is one of the most dangerous Hazards in the trade and most obvious for us? -
✔✔FALLS
✔✔You are installing machines, governors, and generators, and need to know the
location where it needs installed. Where would you find the information? - ✔✔The
machine room plan view
